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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (510)	4/21/1998 4:27:00 PM
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NEWS: Elizabeth Strong Joins BXH as Executive V.P. of Sales biz.yahoo.com [From the same shop that spawned Brenda? How did DEC manage to flounder with all that talent?<g>] Tuesday April 21, 2:22 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Box Hill Systems Corp. Strong Brings Over 20 Years of Industry Sales and Management Experience in Domestic and International Sales NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: BXH - news) today announced that Elizabeth Strong has joined the Company as the Executive Vice President of Sales. Formerly Vice President at Digital Equipment Corporation (NYSE: DEC - news), Strong brings with her extensive sales and management experience. Strong's ability to identify, capture and expand new and existing vertical markets will augment the Company's ongoing efforts to enhance its position as a leading provider of storage and backup solutions to the Open Systems marketplace. Strong has focused on the technology industry since 1976. As Vice President at Digital, Strong was responsible for domestic and international business with one of DEC's largest worldwide accounts. Other positions held by Strong at DEC include Worldwide Enterprise Solutions Marketing, as well as Account and Territory Sales Management. Strong also served as one of three managers for DECWORLD '87 cited as a model of leadership in A Force for Change by Professor John Kotter of Harvard University. ''Elizabeth joins our team with a history of developing solid global sales strategies,'' said Philip Black, Box Hill CEO. ''She brings considerable sales leadership experience and an impressive track record. I am very glad to welcome her and consider her to be a strong asset to our management team.'' ''I see great value in the company's focus on storage,'' said Strong. ''Box Hill's foresight in the development of leading-edge technologies, apparent in their list of successful 'product firsts', make Box Hill a major player in the storage market. I am excited to have this opportunity to work with Box Hill's highly knowledgeable sales force and to spearhead the effort towards national and international expansion.'' Strong holds a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts, 1973, and completed course work for an MS degree in Computer Science from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1976. Elizabeth Strong currently resides in New York City. Box Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: BXH - news) is the leading, full-service provider of high-availability, mission-critical storage and backup solutions that are bigger, faster and smarter than industry competition. Box Hill is recognized worldwide by a customer base that includes many of the largest financial, telecommunications, government and university research institutions in the world. Box Hill's home page is boxhill.com. Box Hill and the Box Hill logo are registered trademarks of Box Hill Systems Corp. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements regarding the business, the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers, primarily with respect to the future operating performance of the Company and the products it expects to offer and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are ''forward looking'' statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, among others: rapid technological change, frequent new product introductions, evolving industry standards and changing customer preferences in the Open Systems storage market. In addition, the Company's business and results of operations are subject to numerous additional risks and uncertainties, including availability and cost of key components; dependence on a limited number of customers; reliance on the financial services and telecommunications industries; ability to attract, train, retain and motivate qualified management, technical, manufacturing, sales and support personnel; demand on administrative, operational, financial, manufacturing, sales and customer service resources caused by the Company's growth and expansion; and the Company's ability to protect its proprietary software and other intellectual property rights. All forward looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Box Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events which occur or circumstances which exist after the date on which they are made. For more information on Box Hill Systems Corp. via fax at no charge, please dial 1-800-PRO-INFO and enter ticker symbol BXH, or visit Box Hill's web site at www.boxhill.com. SOURCE: Box Hill Systems Corp.